That's what Robert Novak's saying. And while one should generally take his commentary and insights about Democrats with a grain of salt, he has long-standing relationships with many supposedly in-the-know GOP sources. Maybe the president is planning one last big battle (AFTER the election), then he will declare victory and leave the Iraqis to fend for themselves in a highly unstable security situation. According to Novak, that seems to be what at least some senior administration people hope to do in 2005.
UPDATE: Josh Marshall has some thoughts about what this means here: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2004_09_19.php#003496
If he's right, it's a clever play.
Posted by armand at September 20, 2004 10:54 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Politicsyglesias's observations here certainly lead to suspicions along the lines of novak's.
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